After almost three years since the start of the Covid pandemic, two-thirds of Swiss are again participating in cultural life – theatres, concerts, museums or the cinema – without concerns, twice as many as in June 2021.
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Covid: A maioria dos suíços deseja voltar aos eventos culturais
This conclusion is based on the fourth survey, conducted in September and October 2022, on behalf of the Federal Office of Culture and the cantons. Since the third survey in June 2021, the willingness to attend a cultural event “without much hesitation” has doubled from 30%.
In general, attendance at cultural events has decreased for about half of respondents compared with before the pandemic, the culture office said in a statementExternal link on Monday. People had got used to staying at home during the pandemic, it said.
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